Cleveland Indians Fan In Redface Meets A Native American

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Apr 4, 2014

Context makes the photo even more startling: A group of Native American protestors showed up to the Cleveland Indians' home opener Friday at Progressive Field to denounce the team's continued use of the Chief Wahoo logo. While the Indians have taken steps… (more) to separate themselves from Wahoo, they haven't done it completely. The protestors at the game, members of the American Indian Education Center led by executive director Robert Roche, want Wahoo gone altogether. ''If you're looking at the average opening day fan, actually I see a little bit of a difference,'' said Sundance, a member of the Muscogee tribe, who has been protesting on opening day since 2008. You know that old phrase about a picture being worth a thousand words? It's cliche, but it's incredibly applicable here: What you see above is both sides of the argument staring each other in the eyes. There are movements on each side of the argument, to further eliminate Chief Wahoo or keep him around.

Cleveland Indians fan in redface comes face to face with Native American protestor

You know that old phrase about a picture being worth a thousand words? It's cliche, but it's incredibly applicable here: Here's one of those times when the phrase "Only in Cleveland" is actually an understatement. #Cleveland #Indians pic.twitt…